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Skeletal and Muscular Systems

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
attaches bone to bone
a)
tendon
b)
ligament 
2.
The skeletal system does all of the following EXCEPT
a)
produces red blood cells
b)
stores calcium and minerals
c)
protects organs
d)
excretes waste
3.
attaches muscle to bone 
a)
tendon
b)
ligament 
4.
How many bones are in the adult human body?
a)
200
b)
206
c)
205
d)
204
5.
What are the main functions of the skeleton?
a)
A) protection
b)
b) Body shape 
c)
C) movement
d)
D) A,b and c
6.
One of the main jobs of cartilage is to
a)
make blood
b)
make marrow
c)
cushion bones
d)
hold fingers together
7.
The bone marrow makes
_______________________ cells.
a)
blood
b)
cancer
c)
large
d)
normal
8.
No movement would occur without the skeletal system.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Huh?
9.
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
a)
Thigh, Calf, & Shoulder
b)
Traps, Forearm, & Abs
c)
Hamstring, Biceps, & Triceps
d)
Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, & Skeletal Muscle
10.
Which muscles are involuntary?
a)
skeletal
b)
cardiac
c)
smooth
d)
smooth and cardiac
11.
Which types of muscle tissue are voluntary?
a)
Cardiac
b)
Skeletal
c)
Smooth
d)
Cardiac and Smooth
12.
Skeletal muscles are attached to the _________.
a)
Stomach
b)
Lungs
c)
Bones
d)
Involuntary Muscles
13.
Cardiac muscles are ONLY located in the heart
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
14.
Voluntary muscle is
a)
muscle that has to be told when to move
b)
muscle that moves automatically
c)
muscle that needs to be stretched regularly
d)
muscle that makes up the heart and stomach
15.
Involuntary muscle is 
a)
muscle found in the heart
b)
muscle found in the organs
c)
muscle that works automatically
d)
all of these are true
16.

How many bones does a person normally have?

a)

206

b)

640

c)

260

d)

450

17.

About how many muscles does the average person have?

a)

460

b)

640

c)

206

d)

260

18.

Which of the following is a job of your skeletal system?

a)

Breaking down food

b)

Moving food through your body

c)

Controlling your body

d)

Making blood cells

19.

What is the name for your thigh bone?

a)

Humerus

b)

Femur

c)

Fibula

d)

Beyonce

20.

How do your skeletal and muscular systems work together?

a)

Your skull protects your brain

b)

Your heart pumps blood

c)

Muscles move your bones

d)

Your brain controls your muscles

21.

What does it mean if a muscle is voluntary?

a)

It never gets tired

b)

It has been injured

c)

You cannot control it consciously

d)

You can control it consciously

22.

Where would you find cardiac muscle?

a)

Your heart

b)

Your brain

c)

Your lungs

d)

Your biceps

23.

All muscles work by

a)

Relaxing

b)

Contracting

c)

Twisting

d)

Getting longer

24.

Which type of muscle moves food inside your body

a)

Cardiac

b)

Skeletal

c)

Smooth

d)

Rough

25.

What does it mean if a muscle is involuntary?

a)

You can control it consciously

b)

It has stopped working

c)

You cannot control it consciously

d)

It has been injured

26.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Your skull protects your brain

b)

Your vertebrae protect your lungs

c)

Your femur protects your heart

d)

Your biceps protects your stomach

27.

What is a ligament?

a)

They connect muscles to each other

b)

They connect bones to each other

c)

They make blood cells

d)

They store minerals

28.

Any place 2 or more bones meet is called a

a)

Tendon

b)

Ligament

c)

Joint

d)

Muscle

29.

How can you prevent muscular injuries?

a)

All of these prevent injury

b)

Stretching

c)

Adding strength

d)

Exercising your heart

30.

Your bones are held together by rubber band like tissues called

a)

Tendons

b)

Ligaments

c)

Filaments

d)

Cartilage

31.

Which bones protect your spinal cord?

a)

Skull

b)

Ribs

c)

Vertebrae

d)

Humerus

32.
The skeletal system does all of the following EXCEPT
a)
produces red blood cells
b)
stores calcium and minerals
c)
protects organs
d)
excretes waste
33.

What is the main function of the skeletal system?

a)

clean the body

b)

support the body

c)

deliver nutrients to the body

34.

Which system of the human body provides protection to most of the major organs?

a)

Skeletal System

b)

Circulatory System

c)

Respiratory System

d)

Muscular System

35.

Which best describes the function of the skeletal system?

a)

It transports oxygen to cells and tissues

b)

It gives shape and support to the human body.

c)

It takes in and breaks down all necessary nutrients for the body.

36.

Which body system's main purpose is to help the body move?

a)

digestive system

b)

muscular system

c)

respiratory system

37.

Which is an example of a function the muscular system performs?

a)

Voluntary muscles pump blood through the body.

b)

Skeletal muscles keep a joint's working properly.

c)

Cardiac muscles move bones and hold a body's skeleton in place.

d)

Smooth muscle help move food through the organs they surround.

38.

Which best describes the purpose of the muscular system?

a)

The muscular system carries messages from the brain to the bones to move the body.

b)

The muscular system keeps the bones strong and protects them from being broken.

c)

The muscular system produces energy the body needs to be able to move.

d)

The muscular system allows movement of bones and helps maintain posture.

39.

Which two systems work together to help a person stand up straight?

a)

skeletal and muscular

b)

skeletal and digestive

c)

skeletal and respiratory

d)

skeletal and cardiovascular

40.

How does the skeletal system benefit the digestive system?

a)

It protects organs within the system.

b)

It supplies blood to organs within the system.

c)

It provides oxygen to organs within the system.

d)

It provides nutrients to organs within the system.

41.

Which system produces red blood cells?

a)

skeletal

b)

nervous

c)

digestive

d)

circulatory

42.
What are the 2 functions of the skeletal system?
a)
controls and coordinates body activities
b)
produces and transports oxygen within the body
c)
protects and supports the body
d)
produces and excretes waste product
43.
What are bones used for?
a)
support, protection, digestion, shape
b)
support, movement, protection, shape, make calcium 
c)
support, protection, sanitation, shape
d)
make blood, shape, protection, structure
44.
9. Your nose is made of a flexible tissue called______.
a)
Cartiladge
b)
Spongy bone
c)
Compact bone
45.
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
a)
Thigh, Calf, & Shoulder
b)
Traps, Forearm, & Abs
c)
Hamstring, Biceps, & Triceps
d)
Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, & Skeletal Muscle
46.
By eating dairy products, you are helping to maintain healthy bones because dairy products
a)
enable nerve tissue to grow in bone.
b)
help form the canals in bone.
c)
stimulate the growth of new bone.
d)
are good sources of calcium that makes bones strong.
47.
Which system performs these functions
1. connects, protects,supports internal organs
2. works with muscles for movement
3. makes red blood cells
4. stores fat and calcium
a)
muscular system
b)
circulatory system
c)
skeletal system
d)
respiratory system
48.
Tendons, skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle and smooth muscle are all part of which body system?
a)
skeletal
b)
immune
c)
muscular
d)
digestive
49.

Example of ball and socket joints

a)

Wrist, Ankle

b)

Shoulder, Hips

c)

Skull

d)

Elbows, Knees

50.

Example of gliding joints

a)

Shoulder, Hips

b)

Wrist, Ankle

c)

Elbow, Knees

d)

Skull

51.

A Pivot Joint is used when..

a)

You jump up and down

b)

You turn your head

52.

Examples of a Hinge Joint

a)

Shoulder, Hips

b)

Wrist, Ankles

c)

Elbows, Knees

d)

Skull

53.

Cartilage..

a)

is a bone in the body

b)

cushions bones and is located near joints

c)

inside of my bones

54.

Skeletal Muscles move...

a)

bones

b)

stomach

c)

heart

55.

Which part of the body is the humerus located in?

a)

Arm

b)

Leg

c)

Core

d)

None of the Above

56.

Which part of the body are the phalanges located in?

a)

Hands

b)

Feet

c)

Head

d)

Hands and Feet

57.

Where are red blood cells formed in the body?

a)

Muscle

b)

Marrow of Bones

c)

Nervous System

d)

The heart

58.

Which of the following are not a MAIN type of muscle?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Axial

c)

Cardiac

d)

Smooth

59.

Calcium and Phosphorus help make bones strong and hard

a)

True

b)

False

60.

What is a joint?

a)

Anyplace where two or more bones come together

b)

The part of the skeletal system that holds bones together

c)

Small blood vessels that carry blood into the bone